remove

verb re·move \ ri-ˈmüv \

|Updated on: 8 Jul 2018

Examples: remove in a Sentence

Definition of remove

removed; removing

transitive verb

1 a : to change the location, position, station, or residence of

remove soldiers to the front

b : to transfer (a legal proceeding) from one court to another

2 : to move by lifting, pushing aside, or taking away or off

remove your hat

3 : to dismiss from office

4 : to get rid of : eliminate

remove a tumor surgically

intransitive verb

1 : to change location, station, or residence

removing from the city to the suburbs

2 : to go away

3 : to be capable of being removed

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removability

play \ri-ˌmü-və-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

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removable

or less commonly removeable play \ri-ˈmü-və-bəl\ adjective

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removableness

play \ri-ˈmü-və-bəl-nəs\ noun

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removably

play \ri-ˈmü-və-blē\ adverb

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remover

noun

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Examples of remove in a Sentence

Remove the trash from the front yard.
My tonsils were removed when I was five years old.
Trees help to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
These new findings should remove any doubt about his innocence.
What's a good way to remove stains from a silk dress?
The new law would remove obstacles to obtaining a work permit.
He was removed from office.

Recent Examples of remove from the Web

Indeed, its late-night popularity suggests that ride-hailing is removing some of the most dangerous type of vehicle miles.

— daniel sperling, Scientific American, "Can Ride-Hailing Improve Public Transportation Instead of Undercutting It?," 5 July 2018
Privacy - Terms Earlier this year, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., introduced legislation that would remove all federal restrictions on hemp cultivation.

— william l. spence, idahostatesman, "Congress has moved to OK this once-controversial crop, and Idaho could benefit bigtime," 4 July 2018
Officials followed up by blocking dozens of VPN services and asking Apple and Google to remove Telegram from their Russian app stores.

— jacob silverman, Longreads, "Private Telegram, Public Strife," 3 July 2018
Despite having ample evidence that Jesus will work it out, a Catholic priest halted a homegoing service in Maryland to have a black family removed from the church.

— michael harriot, The Root, "#MourningWhileBlack: Priest Calls Cops on Black Funeral-Goers, Tells Them to 'Get the Hell Out' of Church," 2 July 2018
The Church Council has been organizing vigils and demonstrations in the wake of family separations that have removed more than 2,000 immigrant children from their parents.

— agueda pacheco-flores, The Seattle Times, "Father of three takes sanctuary at Seattle church to avoid deportation," 29 June 2018
Mill's team of legal representatives has proceeded with the next step by filing a new appeal pleading with the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court to have Judge Brinkley removed from their client's case.

— michael saponara, Billboard, "Meek Mill Files New Appeal to Have Judge Brinkley Removed From His Case," 28 June 2018
UConn claims to have a management plan that removes Randy Edsall from a place of influence over Corey Edsall’s career advancement and potential earnings.

— dave altimari, courant.com, "Top Ethics Officials Rip Edsall Law As Example Of Why State Government Not Trusted," 26 June 2018
Fat bias goes above and beyond social interactions; fat bias is embedded in our culture in a dangerous way that removes access to resources, opportunities, and dignity for fat people.

— melissa a. fabello, SELF, "Skinny Shaming Is Not the Same as Fat Phobia," 26 June 2018

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Origin and Etymology of remove

Middle English remeven, removen, from Anglo-French remuver, removeir, from Latin removēre, from re- + movēre to move

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First Known Use: 14th century

in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

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remove Synonyms

remove

noun

Definition of remove

1 : removal; specifically : move 2c

2 a : a distance or interval separating one person or thing from another

b : a degree or stage of separation

See remove defined for English-language learners

Examples of remove in a Sentence

She thrives when she's at some remove from mainstream society.
their farm is just a remove of two miles from the town center

Recent Examples of remove from the Web

But fighting at a remove can be unsettling in other ways.

— New York Times, "The Wounds of the Drone Warrior," 13 June 2018
Yet, for fans intimately entrenched in the trio’s icy remove and Euro-centric soundscapes, Depeche Mode has always had its socio-political agenda.

— a.d. amorosi, Philly.com, "Depeche Mode don't think their music can change the world. That won't stop them from trying," 29 May 2018
Spa culture — defined by its intentional architecture, geographical remove and somnambulistic ambience — was experienced in direct opposition to the rapid-paced, sick-making atmosphere of industrialized Europe.

— New York Times, "In Search of Lost Time in Europe’s Sanatoriums," 18 Feb. 2018
Rooftop tents were originally developed to keep folks at a safe remove from apex predators, poisonous snakes, and creepy-crawlies.

— Outside Online, "The Best Rooftop Tents of 2018," 15 May 2018
Her dad, Darrel, at first relating to his daughter from a befuddled remove, begins to show interest and helps her with training.

— glenn kenny, New York Times, "Turning Points: Three Movies Centering on Young Women," 13 Apr. 2018
But each knows uncomfortable details about the other’s past, an awareness that initially keeps them at a coiled remove.

— ben brantley, New York Times, "Review: ‘Transfers’ and the Anguished Art of the College Interview," 23 Apr. 2018
As one high-major giant after another bowed out, Kansas and Duke plowed ahead, at a remove from the tumult.

— chris johnson, SI.com, "Malik Newman's Surprising Star Turn Comes at the Perfect Time for Final Four-Bound Kansas," 26 Mar. 2018
One of the oddities of Mr. Spielberg’s direction this time around is that a filmmaker often faulted for a sentimental streak has made a film mainly, though not entirely, notable for emotional remove.

— joe morgenstern, WSJ, "‘Ready Player One’ Review: Motion Trounces Emotion," 29 Mar. 2018

First Known Use of remove

1553

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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remove Synonyms

Synonyms

distance, lead, length, spacing, spread, stretch, way;

extension, extent;

cast, range, reach, scope, shot, sweep, throw;

drop, fall, flight, haul;

berth, clearance;

REMOVE Defined for English Language Learners

remove

verb

Definition of remove for English Language Learners

: to move or take (something) away from a place
: to cause (something) to no longer exist
: to force (someone) to leave a job : to dismiss (someone) from a job

remove

noun

Definition of remove for English Language Learners

: a distance separating one person or thing from another

REMOVE Defined for Kids

remove

verb re·move \ ri-ˈmüv \

Definition of remove for Students

removed; removing

1 : to move by lifting or taking off or away

Please remove your hat.

I had my tonsils removed.

2 : to get rid of

Bleach will remove the stain.

3 : to dismiss from a job or office

Law Dictionary

remove

verb re·move \ ri-ˈmüv \

legal Definition of remove

removed; removing

transitive verb

: to change the location, position, station, status, or residence of: as

a : to have (an action) transferred from one court to another and especially from a state court to a federal court — see also separable controversy

Note: Section 1441 et seq. of title 28 of the U.S. Code allows a defendant who is brought into a state court to remove the action to federal district court when diversity of citizenship exists, when the action involves a claim or right arising under the U.S. Constitution or under laws or treaties of the U.S., or when the defendant is a foreign country or its agency or instrumentality. Civil actions and criminal prosecutions brought against an officer or agency of the U.S. for any act under color of office may also be removed.

b : to dismiss from office

an independent counsel…may be removed from office…only by the personal action of the Attorney General
—U.S. Code

c : to take away

should his incapacity be removed by a judgment of a court
—Louisiana Civil Code

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removability

play \-ˌmü-və-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

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removable

also removeable play \-ˈmü-və-bəl\ adjective

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removableness

noun

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